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BMW’s board will meet at the end of September to decide if the company will develop battery electric versions of its 3 Series, X4 SUV and Mini Cooper.

At issue is whether the German automaker can make the costly investment in both zero emissions and autonomous vehicles and still return an 8-percent return on sales, something it has done for more than six straight years.

Earlier this year the company stated it would put EVs on the back burner and focus on self-driving technology.

Now, sources speaking to German business daily Handelsblatt say BMW intends to offer a whole portfolio of battery powered vehicles by 2022, with the 3 Series arriving as soon as 2018.

Handelsblatt also reported that BMW would shake-up its leadership by installing a new CFO and merging its marketing and sales divisions for Mini and BMW, in order to better compete with Tesla, Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

The move is an indication that its earlier electric vehicle strategy of dedicated i models that use expensive carbon fiber and aluminum platforms is a failure.